Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2021

Since the vulnerable DNS clients are usually exposed to the internet this creates a huge attack surface. Basically, you could say DNS is the phonebook of the internet. FreeBSD is widely used in firewalls and several commercial network appliances. Together they are used by over 100 Million devices. Some background. Exploitation.

IoT 69

IoT DNS Internet Internet 69

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

government announced the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. government announced that it had dismantled the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. The malware leverages the firmware update process to achieve persistence. ” reads the DoJ.

Malware 79

Malware Government Firmware Firewall 79

SecureList

JULY 19, 2023

While the threat actor infrastructure might request Net-NTLMv2 authentication, Windows will honor the defined internet security zones and will not send (leak) Net-NTLMv2 hashes. In other words, the vulnerability only affects the SMB protocol. on 2022-05-17 14:21:25 UTC Target: Energy transportation critical infrastructure – PO Information!

Firmware 85

Firmware Internet Internet Government 85

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

This article will explore the nature of MSSPs and how they can help businesses, nonprofits, governments, and other organizations have better security with less effort. Managed firewall services setup, configure, and maintain physical or virtual firewall appliances and then monitor alerts to respond to threats detected by the firewall.

Telecommunications 93

Telecommunications Firewall Penetration Testing Cybersecurity 93

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

US government agencies warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting the U.S. Below are the mitigations provided in the alert: Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware.

Ransomware 69

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Accountability 69

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Firewall supplier Check Point Software Technologies has reported a massive surge in the registration of coronavirus-related domains, since Jan. Targeting key sectors The healthcare sector and local governments carry a huge burden and must communicate extensively and exhaustively to get us clear of COVID-19. It’s already happening.

Social Engineering 174

Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Scams Engineering 174

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

With the advent of quantum computing, the security that protects the digital identities and internet communications (SSL/TLS) of our modern society is thus significantly weakened. Government and defense sectors should be most alarmed by the threat. Data Firewall. Internet Of Things. What risks will this entail?

Computers and Electronics 98

Computers and Electronics Banking IoT Risk 98

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. ReFirm Labs, meanwhile, has developed a radically new approach to securing heretofore insecure connected devices through firmware validation.

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Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Technology Marketing 193

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The vulnerabilities allow hackers, governments, or anyone with malicious intention to read files, add/remove users, add/modify existing data, or execute commands with highest privileges on all of the devices. CVE-2018-18472 – XXE and Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in Axentra Hipserv NAS firmware. . Firmware Analysis.

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Firmware IoT VPN Authentication 61

SecureList

MARCH 14, 2022

We advise organizations to: Take typical measures against DDoS attacks, ransomware and destructive malware, phishing, targeted attacks, supply-chain attacks and firmware attacks. Make sure that any and all internet-facing systems are up-to-date with all the latest patches installed. Install security software on endpoints.

DDOS 84

DDOS Firmware Internet Internet 84

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2021

NSA and CISA propose standardized Internet Key Exchange/Internet Protocol Security (IKE/IPsec) VPNs that have been evaluated against standardized VPN security requirements. Ensure that the product has anti-intrusion features such as: Signed binaries or firmware images. Using web application firewalls (WAFs) is a good idea.

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VPN Authentication Passwords Software 103

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. After filtering out most of the false positives, we were left with more than 800,000 printers that had network printing features enabled and were accessible over the internet.

Hacking 143

Hacking IoT Firmware Internet 143

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. with no internet. You should also use a network firewall and an anti-malware solution. How to Defend Against a Backdoor.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

The consumer watchdog examined 13 router models provided to customers by internet-service companies such as EE, Sky and Virgin Media, and found more than two-thirds had security flaws. a lack of firmware updates, important for security and performance. Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business.

Ransomware 105

Ransomware Passwords Scams Cyber Attacks 105

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

While cryptologists develop many different algorithms, this article will focus on the main encryption algorithms adopted for use in IT data encryption: DES 3DES Blowfish Twofish DHM RSA AES ECC Post-quantum DES: The Data Encryption Standard The need for a government-wide standard to encrypt sensitive information became evident as early as 1973.

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Encryption Authentication Passwords Password Management 107

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Company instructions to keep hands off internal network traffic leads to internet service provider (ISP) suppression of only 1% of the 100,000 monthly outgoing DDoS attacks. Deny-lists (aka: blacklist) : Blocks specific websites or IP addresses by adding them to a list for firewalls to ignore; very difficult to manage at scale.

Cybersecurity 103

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 103

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect. Azure-Connected IoT Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Type of vulnerability: Internet of things (IoT) RCE vulnerability. The fix: Disconnect printers from internet access until a patch becomes available.

IoT 114

IoT Internet Internet Ransomware 114

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In both cases, we described new UEFI firmware bootkits that managed to propagate malicious components from the deepest layers of the machine up to Windows’ user-land. The reason is simple: they represent huge software stacks that must support many protocols and have to be internet-facing to operate properly.

Firmware 106

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 106